{"id":"CVE-2025-8868","title":"In Progress Chef Automate, versions earlier than 4.13.295, on Linux x86 platform, an authenticated attacker can gain access to Chef Automate restricted functionality in the compliance service via \n\nimproperly neutralized inputs used in a…","summary":"In Progress Chef Automate, versions earlier than 4.13.295, on Linux x86 platform, an authenticated attacker can gain access to Chef Automate restricted functionality in the compliance service via \n\nimproperly neutralized inputs used in a…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-89","CWE-200","CWE-89"],"vendor":"chef","product":"automate","affected":["automate < 4.13.295","automate >= 20180319150121, <= 20220329091442"],"patched":["automate 4.13.295"],"published":"2025-09-29","updated":"2026-10-09","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-09T09:10:00.213","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8868","references":[{"url":"https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_automate/#4.13.295","label":"security@progress.com"}],"tags":["nvd","exploit-available"],"epss":0.24317,"epssPercentile":0.97815,"exploits":{"nuclei":["CVE-2025-8868"],"checkedAt":"2026-10-09T09:31:35.727Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-09T09:31:00.982Z","slug":"CVE-2025-8868","body":"## Overview\n\nIn Progress Chef Automate, versions earlier than 4.13.295, on Linux x86 platform, an authenticated attacker can gain access to Chef Automate restricted functionality in the compliance service via \n\nimproperly neutralized inputs used in an SQL command using a well-known token.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `automate < 4.13.295`\n- `automate >= 20180319150121, <= 20220329091442`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `automate 4.13.295`","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":71,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":4.9,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}